TechChill Podcast

Episode 15: Must and nice to have in content marketing for international startups by Giedre Kronberga

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:40:18 +0000

We are joined by Giedre Kronberga from Printful, to talk international content marketing. Challenges and importance of staying on brand while remaining local, how to plan content and how do trends come into that, the importance of team and trust, and other topics are discussed with International Content Marketing Manager at one of the industry's largest print-on-demand drop shipping businesses with more than 700 employees. Moderator: Anna Vildaus of #techchillfamily

Episode 14: Life is not a game, but everything is gamified by Eunice Chen and Holly Liu

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:53:14 +0000

Eunice Chen and Holly Liu sit down to talk all things esports industry! Trends and insights such as what do gamers do when they retire, what has changed over time and what's exciting about the future, the challenges of top players, lack of diversity, the platform is the king and many more insightful topics around esports! Speakers: Eunice Chen, Advisor at Cloud9, and Holly Liu, Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. Moderator: Anna Vildaus of #techchillfamily

Episode 13: Commercialise research to solve world's biggest problems by Devika Thapar

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:59:23 +0000

For this episode, we are joined by Devika Thapar, partner and COO at Wilbe where she helps scientist founders commercialise research to help solve some of the world's biggest problems. Speaker: Devika Thapar, partner and COO at Wilbe Moderator: Anna Vildaus, TechChill family

Episode 12: From scientific research to business idea: The journey of Sulapac by Suvi Haimi

Sun, 22 Mar 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Co-founder and CEO of one of the most exciting finish startups “Sulapac” is here to discuss her journey from scientific research to an actual business idea. We have a productive discussion about sustainable materials and sustainability in the way we live in general. Speaker: Suvi Haimi, Co-founder and CEO at Sulapac Moderator: Anna Vildaus, TechChill family

Episode 11: Baltics, startups, VC perspective

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:31:10 +0000

Our today’s guest is Donatas Keras - entrepreneur, investor and founding partner at Practica Capital. On this episode, we covered knowledge exchange in the ecosystem, cap tables - good and bad deals and startup interest in how VC’s work. Tune in for more!

Episode 10: Clear branding, startups, and design by Miķelis Baštiks

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:18:03 +0000

Our Today's guest is Miķelis Baštiks, Co-Founder and lead designer of design agency Asketic. We covered the design process, business models in creative industries and specifically in graphic design. Talked about the role of machines, machine learning algorithms, and the future of the design process in the age of data. In the end, Miķelis gives advice about the early design process and how not to make it too complicated.

Episode 9: Baltic Startup Ecosystem with Startup Wise Guys by Zane Bojāre

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 12:48:06 +0000

In Today's episode Zane Bojāre, Head of Marketing & Communications at Startup Wise Guys talks about the history and the future of the accelerator, their locations and plans. Ernests and Zane also touch the ground on the Baltic Startup report, as well as differences across the countries and focus on their verticals. By the end of the conversation, they talk about the importance of mental heal in the startup ecosystem, continued by Zane giving advice for startups at any stage.

Episode 8: Founder's Dilemma: Relinquishing the CEO title by Kristel Kruustuk

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In today's episode Kristel Kruustuk, Founder of Testlio talks about the role of a Founder CEO and why sometimes you have to give up CEO title, let others take the role, and focus on what you really are good at.

Episode 7: Index Ventures' playbook for rewarding talent with stock options by Dominic Jacquesson

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:19:27 +0000

Today's episode is on stock options and talent. Dominic Jacquesson, Director of Talent at Index Ventures explains why stock options are so powerful, and how entrepreneurs should allocate them across their team, for maximum benefit.

Episode 6: Building a heavy-lifting Drone: The story of Aerones by Dainis Kruze

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

In Today's episode, we have drones. Big drones. Dainis Kruze is a co-founder of Aerones, the company that builds heavy-lifting drones for firefighting, building, cleaning, and wind turbine maintenance. In this talk, he shares his experience in building a drone company from scratch. Speaker: Dainis Kruze, Co-Founder of Aerones

Episode 5: The Holy Grail: Balancing Life by Lujza Bubanova

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Today we are talking about the Holy Grail - The work/life balance in a startup world and entrepreneurship in general. Entrepreneurs usually do not have exact working hours, they just work all the time. That is not sustainable in the long-term, so here are some tips to balance your life while still doing what you love from Lujza Bubanova, CEO at YouFirst.ai. Speaker: Lujza Bubanova, CEO at Youfirst.ai

Episode 4: Levels of Superhero analytics by Kasper Suomalainen

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Today's episode of TechChill Podcast is on analytics. Going from software to data and to insights. Kasper Suomalainen from Superhero Capital has seen all types of companies when it comes to data. The ones who have no data and insights to ones who are driven by insights. Here's Kasper!

Episode 3: Decision intelligence: The next phase in AI by Cassie Kozyrkov

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, we talk about passion, robots and street art. Sirla is a co-founder of the Sprayprinter and shares how following her passion for illegal street art got her to Silicon Valley. Speaker: Sirla, Co-Founder & CIO of Sprayprinter

Episode 2: Passion for illegal street art got me to Sillicon Valley by Sirla

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Episode 1: What is going wrong with mental health in the tech industry by Stewart Rogers

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:26:07 +0000

More and more founders and tech industry staff are struggling to deal with the pressures of running a startup, leading to self-destructive behaviour. What to do to prevent it? Beer retreats on Fridays are just one of the options. Speaker: Stewart Rogers, Analyst at Large at Venture Beat